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| Peter fra LA | Friday 22nd of October 2004 07:52:29 PM |
| Norsk PHRASES 10 - [b][u]Under Construction[/u][/b] Click here to see a list of all PHRASE lessons. Format Used: English Phrase [b]Norwegian Phrase[/b] /American-English Transcription/ HEALTH & DISEASE [b]Helse & Sykdom[/b] I am ill [b]Jeg er syk[/b] /YAI AR SEEK/ I have the flu [b]Jeg har influensa[/b] /YAI HAHR EEN-FLEW-EHN-SAH/ I have a cold [b]Jeg er forkjølet[/b] /YAI AR FOHRK-CHUH-LEHT/ I have allergies [b]Jeg er allergisk[/b] /YAI AR AHL-LARG-EESK/ I am a diabetic. [b]Jeg har sukkersyke[/b] /YAI HAHR SEWK-KEHR-SEE-KEH/ [b]Jeg er diabetiker[/b] /YAI AR DEE-AHBEH-TEE-KEHR/ I am in pain. [b]Jeg har vondt[/b] /YAI HAHR VOONDT/ [b]Jeg har smerter[/b] /YAI HAHR SMAR-TEHR/ I am not feeling well. [b]Jeg føler meg ikke frisk.[/b] /YAI FUH-LEHR MAI EEK-KEE FREESK/ I am on the pill. [b]Jeg bruker pillen.[/b] /YAI BRUH-KEHR PEEL-LEHN/ I am pregnant. [b]Jeg er gravid.[/b] /YAI AR GRAH-VEED/ I can't eat. [b]Jeg kan ikke spise.[/b] /YAI KAHN EEK-KEH SPEE-SEH/ I can't sleep. [b]Jeg får ikke sove.[/b] /YAI FOHR EEK-KEH SOO-VEH/ I can't breathe. [b]Han får ikke puste.[/b] /HAHN FOHR EEK-KEH POO-STEH/ I don't want anything too strong. [b]Jeg vil ikke ha noe for sterkt.[/b] /YAI VEEL EEK-KEH HAH NOOEH FOOR STARKT/ I feel dizzy. [b]Jeg føler meg svimmel.[/b] /YAI FUH-LEHR MAI SVEEM-MEHL/ I feel nauseous. [b]Jeg er kvalm.[/b] /YAI AR KVAHLM/ I have a broken tooth. [b]Jeg har knekket en tann.[/b] /YAI HAHR KNEHK-KEHT EHN TAHN/ I have a cough. [b]Jeg hoster.[/b] /YAI HOOS-TEHR/ I have a headache. [b]Jeg har hodepine.[/b] /YAI HAHR HOO-DEH-PEE-NEH/ I have a stomach ache. [b]Jeg har vondt i magen[/b] /YAI HAHR VOONDT EE MAH-GEHN/ I have a pain in my chest. [b]Jeg har vondt i brystet[/b] /YAI HAHR VOONDT EE BREEST-EH/ I have an infection. [b]Jeg har en infeksjon.[/b] /YAI HAHR EHN EEN-FEHK-CHOON/ I have been stung [b]Jeg er blitt stukket.[/b] /YAI AR BLEET STEWK-KEHT/ I have been bitten [b]Jeg er blitt bitt.[/b] /YAI AR BLEET BEET/ Are you in pain? [b]Har du vondt?[/b] /HAHR DEW VOONDT/ Does it hurt? [b]Er det vondt?[/b] /AR DEH VOONDT/ Does it hurt when I do this? [b]Er det vondt når jeg gjør dette?[/b] /AR DEH VOONDT NOHR YAI YUHR DEHT-TEH/ Do you take any medication? [b]Bruker du noen medisiner?[/b] /BREW-KEHR DEW NOOEHN MEH-DEE-SEE-NEHR/ What's your temperature? [b]under construction[/b] Can you walk? [b]Kan du gå?[/b] /KAHN DEW GOH/ I need a wheelchair [b]Jeg trenger en rullestol[/b] /YAI TREHN-GEHR EHN REWL-LEH-STOOL/ I'm in a wheelchair [b]Jeg sitter i rullestol[/b] /YAI SEET-TEHR EE REWL-LEH-STOOL/ Where is the nearest pharmacy/drugstore? [b]Hvor er nærmeste apotek?[/b] /VOOR AR NAR-MEHS-TEH AHPOH-TEHK/ Can I get it without a prescription? [b]Er det reseptfritt?[/b] /AR DEH REH-SEHPT-FREET/ Do you have anything for insect bites? [b]Har du noe mot insektstikk?[/b] /HAHR DEW NOOEH MOOT EEN-SEHKT-STEEK/ Do you have anything for a sunburn? [b]Har du noe for solbrent hud?[/b] /HAHR DEW NOOEH FOOR SOOL-BREHNT HEWD/ I have a prescription from a doctor. [b]Jeg har en resept fra lege[/b] /YAI HAHR EHN REH-SEHPT FRAH LEH-GEH/ I need something for .... [b]Jeg trenger noe for[/b] /YAI TREHN-GEHR NOOEH FOOR/ How often should I take it? [b]Hvor ofte bør jeg ta det?[/b] /VOOR OOF-TEH BUHR YAI TAH DEH/ [b][u]Notes:[/u][/b] When starting out you will frequently notice that the letters d, g, and h are often silent in Norwegian: [b]Land[/b] (English meaning: Land) [Phonetic: /LAHN/] [b]Viktig[/b] (English meaning: Important) [Phonetic: /VEEK-TEE/, to my ear the K is rather soft and I sometimes hear it as if it is /VEEG-TEE/] [b]Hva[/b] (English menaing: What) [Phonetic: /VAH/] Each vowel [b](a, e, i, o, u, y, æ, ø, å)[/b] in a stressed syllable is either long (about three times longer than you are in the habit of holding it) or very short. | |